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An audit of Arizona’s medical marijuana program finds several inconsistencies with how the Department of Health Services (DHS) manages it.
One specific finding was that the department sometimes used equipment and staff for different programs, yet the expense was fully borne by just the medical marijuana program.
Marc Owen, a manager with the Arizona Auditor General’s Office, said that could lead to an inaccurate idea of how expensive the medical marijuana program actually is, and fixing this will help the department set the right price for medical marijuana cards.
“That way, you’re not having either under- or over-charging the cardholders for the cost of the program,” he said.
